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Tag: Disability

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    ​VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Uson umalis sa gobyerno ng may tatlong kaso sa Ombudsman

    By VERA Files  |  Oct 04, 2018 8:33 PM

    Ang mga sumusunod ay ilang impormasyon na may kaugnayan sa pinakahuling reklamo.

    deaf, Disability, drew olivar, Mocha Uson

  • Categories Earth Files News

    First-ever nationwide climate change and disaster risk forum mum on PWD rights

    By Maria Feona Imperial  |  Dec 11, 2017 5:51 PM

    The sector, considered the world’s biggest minority, was only mentioned in passing.

    Climate Change, Disability

  • Raphael Torralba
    Categories Arts & Culture PWD Files

    The benefits of hiring PWDs, as told by companies

    By Maria Feona Imperial  |  Sep 26, 2017 8:06 AM

    Persons with disability make good assets in the workplace, contrary to a deeply-rooted stigma that they are liabilities.

    Disability, Employment

  • Categories Arts & Culture

    From street to stage: Musicians with visual impairment promote their talent

    Aug 10, 2015 6:59 AM

    By DANIEL ABUNALES RAY Charles, Stevie Wonder, Andrea Bocelli: world-renowned artists with visual impairments yet with exceptional musical talents. They’ve had countless performances before admiring fans. Unfortunately in the Philippines, visually impaired talents are often relegated to street sidewalks or found performing under a bridge, a donation box close by. Stationed in crowded areas, they […]

    Disability, Music, PWDs

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    Categories Banner

    Deafening silence: Budget woes hamper state TV accessibility to deaf persons

    Jul 23, 2015 8:34 AM

    By RONN BAUTISTA and KRIXIA SUBINGSUBING (Conclusion) IN the Philippines, sign language insets in free-to-air television channels are almost unheard of. Out of Metro Manila’s 18 channels, only one features a sign language interpreter alongside its news programs. Citing logistical and aesthetic concerns, most private TV networks hesitate to include insets in their newscasts despite […]

    Disability, Media, PWDs

  • Use of sign language insets by TV networks infographic
    Categories Banner

    Deafening silence: Private TV stations opt against using sign language insets

    Jul 22, 2015 12:18 PM

    By RONN BAUTISTA and KRIXIA SUBINGSUBING (First of two parts) SUPPERTIME in the Philippines is often accompanied by the start of local primetime newscasts in Filipino homes. At 6:30 p.m., media networks ABS-CBN, GMA-7 and TV-5 begin broadcasting their flagship news programs. While the rest of the country follows the rundown of the day’s newsworthy events, a […]

    Disability, Media, PWDs

  • Without the proper biometrics data voters will not be able to vote in 2016. Photo by MARIO IGNACIO IV
    Categories PHL Vote 2016 PWD Vote Stories Top Stories

    Low turnout of PWD voters in metro-wide mall registration

    Jul 05, 2015 11:53 AM

    [metaslider id=32200] By VERA FILES THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday launched a satellite voter registration and validation in several shopping malls in Metro Manila, but turnout was low. A combination of heavy rain and lack of information dissemination hampered the registration of persons with disabilities and other voters. In five areas, Comelec personnel […]

    comelec, Disability, elections, PWDs

  • Categories News PHL Vote 2016 PWD Vote Stories

    Live entertainment woos QC voters on registration day

    Jun 14, 2015 3:20 PM

    By JAKE SORIANO Photos and video by DANIEL ABUNALES IT was not a typical scene during voters’ registration. Hundreds of prospective voters from Quezon City, including persons with disabilities (PWDs), lined up early morning of Independence Day at a covered court in Barangay Bagumbahay. But while waiting for their turn, they were treated to a […]

    comelec, Disability, elections, PWDs, registration

  • Categories News

    Thousands of ARMM PWD voters still not registered — poll watchdog

    Jun 08, 2015 10:49 PM

    By JAKE SORIANO COTABATO City — The May 2016 presidential elections are less than a year away, but only a handful of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) are eligible to vote. More than 100,000 PWDs of voting age are still not registered or have not validated their registration […]

    ARMM, Disability, elections, PWDs

  • Categories News

    PWD-accessible tourism soon possible

    May 25, 2015 1:30 PM

    By JAKE SORIANO THE “Visit the Philippines” 2015 campaign is well underway and those involved in the program are working to ensure that persons with disabilities will also get to enjoy the best the country has to offer. Stakeholders from the tourism, transportation and disability sectors are pushing for measures to pursue what they call “accessible […]

    Disability, PWDs, tourism

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